Lord Krebs, Chair of the Adaptation Sub-Committee (ASC), has written to Neil Parish MP, Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee to provide written evidence to EFRA’s Winter floods 2015/16 inquiry.
The letter:
- Welcomes the inquiry.
- Recalls that record rainfall totals in December were unprecedented in the instrumental record but severe flooding somewhere in England in any given year is almost to be expected.
- Points out that, as a result of climate change, heavy rain and high river flows especially in winter will become increasingly likely.
- States that investment in flood defence structures will alleviate some risk for some communities, but by no means all.
The letter is accompanied by a written submission to the inquiry.
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